{"id":7556,"date":"2016-12-20T14:58:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T13:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vocalfeel.com\/faq-2\/"},"modified":"2018-01-09T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T13:17:29","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vocalfeel.com\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_tta_tabs color=”white” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”General Informations” tab_id=”1452848404714-86b92f51-3f47″][vc_toggle title=”Who is Vocal Feel aimed at?” open=”true” el_id=”1452848565310-a45c25b5-0d16″]VocalFeel is a medical device meant for those who use their voice as a passion or for their job, and for those who work in the field of voice habilitation or rehabilitation. <\/span><\/p>\n

In particular, VocalFeel has been designed and developed for singers, actors, teachers and others who use their voice; for the professional practice of vocal coaches and voice therapists.<\/span>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How is VocalFeel useful?” el_id=”1452848568914-96c89e5a-3032″]VocalFeel has been developed primarily to facilitate the warming up, cooling down and vocal habilitation and rehabilitation, making the most of benefits gleamed from out two effective and all natural principles: vocal fold hydration and increased vocal tract impedance. It aims at assisting the vocal warming-up and cooling-down processes, but it also represents a great support for vocal habilitation and rehabilitation programs. <\/span><\/p>\n

VocalFeel provides liberation from excessive tension of the laryngeal muscles through a \u201cvocal massage\u201d, provides proprioceptive feedbacks, enhances voice resonance thanks to the increased impedance and promotes a good vibratory quality of the vocal folds thanks to the inhalation of humidified air. <\/span>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What are semi occluded vocal tract exercises? What benefits do they provide?” el_id=”1452848572294-7f2fc4c9-322f”]Semi occluded vocal tract exercises (SOVTEs) are based on vocal training applying an increase of impedance to the vocal tract, this is done through a semi-occlusion near or at the lips.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several studies have demonstrated the positive effects (concerning both voice habilitation and rehabilitation) that can be obtained through a vocal training based on SOVTEs. Above all, an improvement of the resonant quality of the voice, an enhancement of proprioceptive feedbacks and a fast and effective relaxation of laryngeal and peri-laryngeal muscles can be observed.<\/span> <\/i>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What kind of SOVTE can be performed using VocalFeel? ” el_id=”1452848574974-e0d09f97-18fc”]Three different types of SOVTEs have been developed so far: static, fluctuating and combined SOVTEs, with different effects on the voice. VocalFeel is the first device allowing the execution of each typology of SOVTE (static, fluctuating and combined) and simultaneously optimal vocal fold hydration.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How does vocal fold hydration work?” el_id=”1452848578973-5bb326d6-ab1d”]Simply soak a gauze in water and insert it into the filter. When inhaling through the mask the air will pass through the wet gauze, thus humidifying and maintaining an optimal hydration of your vocal cords while phonating.<\/span>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”I know of and practice SOVTEs. What is new about VocalFeel? ” el_id=”1452848922345-da003dff-770f”]<\/p>\n